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Presenting Social Issues in SpeakingPresenting Social Issues in SpeakingT70Focus: Presenting Social Issues in SpeakingObjectivesBy the end of the lessons, students will be better able to:identify the salient features of an oral presentationuse appropriate signposts in oral presentationsuse appropriate body language in oral presentationsuse appropriate visual aids in oral presentationsevaluate oral presentationsdo an oral presentation on a social issueTime Needed4 hoursLearning / Teaching / Assessment Tasks / ActivitiesStudents reflect on their personal experience of giving presentationsThey watch two presentations and explain why one is betterThey dictate and brainstorm useful signposts in oral presentations They demonstrate and differentiate good and bad gestures and postures in oral presentationsThey complete guidelines in using visual aids in oral presentationsThey do presentations on social issues they have researchedMaterials RequiredHandouts on ‘Presenting Social Issues in Speaking’Cut-up signpost cards for Learning Activity 4 (page T74) Presentation Peer Evaluation Form for Learning Activity 7 (page T79)CD Tracks 3-4 (video): Presentations A and B for Learning Activity 2

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Teacher’s NotesPart 3 includes activities that aim at enabling students to organise their findingsand analyses for a presentation. Teachers may use their discretion as to whichactivities to implement according to their students’ abilities. As stated in theSuggested Scheme of Work, it is very important that teachers provide a contextfor the presentations to take place. For example, teachers can organise a SocialAwareness Week or a field trip to the High Court, which should give students acontext for doing the presentations.Learning Activity 110 minutes (pair work)Students reflect on their own experience of doing presentations and discuss inpairs what makes an effective presentation.Learning Activity 220 minutes (pair work)(a) The two questions here only act as lead-in. Teachers should accept anyreasonable answers and encourage students to justify.Suggested answer for (1): Consumerism refers to the social phenomenon that people equate happinesswith purchasing material things. (b) Students watch the presentations on consumerism (CD Tracks 3-4) anddecide which one is better. They should also be asked to come up with somereasons to support their judgement.Suggested answers:Presentation _B_ is better.Presentation _A_ is not very good.Reasons:1.Well organised2.Introduction is interesting and attracts attention3.Effective use of signposts4.Frequent eye contact5.Relaxed and confident6.Body language used to make emphasis7.Only keywords put on PowerPointslides8.Good design of PowerPoint slides makes presentation clearReasons:1.Introduction is not clear2.Little eye contact3.Excessive reading from the PowerPoint slides4.Confusing use of signposts5.Distracting body language e.g.

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